A wave of defections has hit the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State, as a number of members dumped the ruling celebration for the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The decampees had been obtained on Sunday, the twenty fourth of August, 2025, by Senator Abubakar Gada, a frontline determine within the ADC coalition.
Gada mentioned the transfer was proof that Nigerians had been more and more dropping religion within the APC administration. He pointed to rising insecurity and worsening {economic} situations as key causes behind the shift.
According to him, Sokoto East, like many elements of the nation, is reeling beneath insecurity and {economic} setbacks which have crippled farming, weakened job alternatives, and disrupted meals provide.
“Our people are battling serious security threats that have destroyed farming, our main source of income. This has caused poverty, unemployment, and hunger in our communities,” he mentioned.
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He defined that the surge of latest entrants into the ADC displays the individuals’s demand for a reputable various that may tackle Nigeria’s urgent challenges.
“Many Nigerians are coming to ADC as a result of they consider in our mission to rescue the nation.
The APC authorities’s poor efficiency has compelled individuals to search for hope elsewhere, and ADC is offering that possibility,” Gada mentioned.
